A cooling station has been set up by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band as a result of the extreme heat in the area. The station will be set up at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre on the Band’s Kitsaki reserve. The cooling station opened at noon Friday and will...
A Napatak resident was woken up by a black bear trying to enter her home through her bedroom window Wednesday morning. Samantha Plunz, who has lived in the community just south of La Ronge since 2016, said she was sleeping with the windows open due to the heat when...
High temperatures, combined with little rain is intensifying wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. There are currently 17 active fires and 202 on the season. Two fires are being closely monitored by the Sask. Protective Services Agency. The Briggs fire is burning close...
By: By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The expression ‘home is where the heart is’ certainly applied to Fred Sasakamoose. He is remembered by many as a hockey star. He became the first player with treaty status to make it to the...
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The StarPhoenix Little Pine First Nation Chief Wayne Semaganis remembers the sideways looks he got in the Battlefords as a teenager. “I know those hard times, those racist times. When coming to the City of...
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter StarPhoenix There was nothing to celebrate. COVID-19 cancelled the typically large Canada Day celebrations and fireworks in Diefenbaker Park for the second year in a row. In their place, events emphasizing...
Saskatchewan uranium mining company Cameco has evacuated all non-essential workers from its Cigar Lake operation due to a nearby wildfire. This according to a company news release sent out Thursday morning. The release says hot and dry conditions combined with...
